The beginnings of Chicano student
activism
• Until 1968,
only a handful of Chicanos had attended the University
of Washington. That year the Black Student Union successfully
agitated for funding from the University to recruit students
of color.
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• Members of the BSU traveled to Eastern
Washington to convince college-aged Chicanos and Chicanas
to enroll at UW.
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Larry Gossett was a leader of the University of Washington’s BSU in the 1960s. Today he is a King County Councilman. (1 min)